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Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Sawgrass Lake Park the same day as the wood storks and great egrets.

I thought these were female mallards at the time, but it turns out that there is a related species, the mottled duck, which looks very similar.

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This one has several male mallard characteristics, and seemed to be doing fine despite the slightly mangled bill.

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Several limpkin were out that day.

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Probably a palm warbler, in winter plumage they loose their chestnut cap.

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There were at least five young alligators loitering together.

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